Coding scheme

How it is used

Used in interview, observation, and document analysis. Researchers develop, test, revise, and apply a coding scheme to data.

Example sentences

1. After the pilot interviews, we revised the coding scheme because several student comments did not fit any existing category.

   Here the term means the analytic framework for sorting responses, and the revision shows categories must match real data.

2. To improve consistency, both assistants practiced using the coding scheme on the same transcript before analyzing the full dataset.

   In this example, it refers to shared labels and rules that help different coders analyze material in the same way.

Common collocations

• develop a coding scheme
• apply a coding scheme
• revise the coding scheme
• coding scheme categories

Related terms

• analysisDetailed examination of data or a text in order to identify patterns, relationships or meaning, often using statistical or qualitative techniques.
• dataFacts, numbers, recordings, texts or observations collected in a study and then analyzed to answer a research question.

More terms: Data and Analysis

• findings
• significant
• draw a conclusion
• correlation
• thematic analysis
• account for
• interpret
• dataset
• mean
• standard deviation
• descriptive statistics
• p-value